This is a course for non-electrical engineering majors that covers the analysis, design, simulation, and construction of digital logic circuits and systems. The course provides the necessary tools to design digital hardware circuits such as clocks, security devices, and computer hardware. The course begins with the study of number systems and digitization, Boolean algebra, and the design of combinational logic circuits. The first half of the course focuses on combinational logic designs. The second half of the course introduces sequential logic circuits like memory systems, counters, and shift registers. Laboratory work reinforces the course material by requiring cadets to design and implement basic digital circuits. Throughout the course, cadets are challenged to understand and leverage increasing levels of abstraction when designing complex digital systems.
This is a course for non-electrical engineering majors that covers the analysis, design, simulation, and construction of digital logic circuits and systems. The material in this course provides the necessary tools to design digital hardware circuits such as clocks and security devices, as well as computer hardware. The course begins with the study of binary and hexadecimal number systems, Boolean algebra, and their application to the design of combinational logic circuits. The first half of the course focuses on combinational logic designs. The second half of the course emphasizes sequential logic circuits like memory systems, counters, and shift registers. Laboratory work reinforces the course material by requiring cadets to design and implement basic digital circuits. Throughout the course, the focus is on how the various digital hardware devices are used to perform the internal operations of a computer.
This is a course for non-electrical engineering majors that covers the analysis, design, simulation, and construction of digital logic circuits and systems. The material in this course provides the necessary tools to design digital hardware circuits such as clocks and security devices, as well as computer hardware. The course begins with the study of binary and hexadecimal number systems, Boolean algebra, and their application to the design of combinational logic circuits. The first half of the course focuses on designs using small-scale integration (SSI) logic circuits, medium-scale integration (MSI) circuits, and programmable logic devices (PLDs) to implement combinational logic functions. The second half of the course emphasizes sequential logic circuits like counters and sequence recognizers, and also covers memory systems. Laboratory work in this half of the course focuses on using very high speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL) to simulate digital systems and to program those systems into PLDs. Throughout the course, the focus is on how the various digital hardware devices are used to perform the internal operations of a computer.
This course encompasses the fundamentals of digital systems analysis and design with emphasis on design. In the first half of the course, cadets study combinational logic to design circuits that have outputs that are a function of their current inputs. Emphasis is placed on programmable logic devices (PLDs) such as PROMs, PLAs, PALs, and FPGAs. Cadets study sequential logic in the second half of the course to design circuits that have outputs that are a function of their current inputs as well as the current state of the circuit. Again, emphasis is placed on PLDs such as registered PLAs, registered PALs, GALs, and FPGAs. Classroom work is reinforced with laboratory exercises where cadets design, build and test digital circuits. Throughout the course, the focus is on how the various digital hardware devices are used to perform the internal operations of a computer.
